S.Amdt. 2823

SA 2823. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1291. MODIFICATIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

(a) Modifications to Limitation on Assistance to the
Palestinian Authority.--Section 620K of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Hamas-controlled'' and
inserting ``Hamas-inclusive'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``is effectively'' and
all that follows through ``Palestinian Authority'' and
inserting ``employs Hamas members, or agents or affiliates of
Hamas, unless Hamas''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``Hamas-controlled'' and inserting ``Hamas-inclusive'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``security services''
and inserting ``agencies and security services''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``verifiably''
before ``dismantling'';
(3) in subsection (c) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``for a period of not more than 2 years''
after ``thereafter'';
(4) by striking subsection (e);
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and
(6) by amending subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated, to
read as follows:
``(2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term `foreign
terrorist organization' means--
``(A) an organization designated as a foreign terrorist
organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
``(B) an entity designated pursuant to Executive Order No.
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism).''.
(b) Modifications to Limitation on Assistance for the West
Bank and Gaza.--
(1) Modifications to the foreign assistance act of 1961.--
Section 620L of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2378c) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``provided that such
assistance does not benefit Hamas or any other foreign
terrorist organization'' after ``human needs'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or indirectly'' after
``directly'';
(iii) by striking paragraph (3);
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
(v) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated--

(I) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(II) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(III) by adding at the end the following:

``(iii) submits a confirmation to the appropriate
congressional committees that such assistance does not
directly or indirectly benefit Hamas or any other foreign
terrorist organization.''; and
(B) by amending subsection (e)(2) to read as follows:
``(2) Foreign terrorist organization defined.--The term
`foreign terrorist organization' means--
``(A) an organization designated as a foreign terrorist
organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189(a)); or
``(B) an entity designated pursuant to Executive Order No.
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism).''.
(2) Modifications to the taylor force act.--Section 1004 of
the Taylor Force Act (22 U.S.C. 2378c-1) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or indirectly'' after
``directly''; and
(B) in subsection (f)(1)--
(i) by inserting ``or indirectly'' after ``directly''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or its agents or affiliates'' after
``the Palestinian Authority''.
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